In Celine Song’s soulful ‘Past Lives,’ a triangle of love, identity and destiny
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Writer-director Celine Song’s “Past Lives” is both an uncommonly grounded love story and…
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Hypocrisy isn’t new in sports, it’s just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays…
Continue ReadingNewer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a…
Continue ReadingRichard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced…
Continue ReadingUtah district’s Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at…
Continue ReadingFlorida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers left and returned between games of the Stanley Cup…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are making a pitch to overhaul how…
Continue ReadingGOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly…
Continue ReadingReanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts:…
Continue ReadingReanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court financial disclosures detail flower gift from Oprah, book royalties and overseas travel
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch were flown to Italy. Justice…
Continue ReadingEx-Florida State football player acquitted in fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he…
Continue ReadingEx-Florida State football player acquitted in fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh synagogue shooter only surrendered because he was out of ammo and injured, officer testifies
By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man who allegedly fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 only surrendered…
Continue ReadingChristie on Trump: ‘Turns out I was wrong’
By Shania Shelton and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was “wrong” about former President…
Continue ReadingMessi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer’s profile in US
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the…
Continue ReadingHow to minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the…
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Bend attorney Erin MacDonald receives Assistance League’s National Operation School Bell Award
Erin K. MacDonald was presented with the Assistance League’s National Operation School Bell Award at the Assistance League of Bend’s recent Annual…
Continue ReadingMAP: Track the air quality across the US
CNN By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under…
Continue ReadingFalcons’ Ridder emboldened by 4-game audition entering 2023 as starting QB
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Desmond Ridder’s four-game audition as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback at…
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